Traumatic middle cerebral artery aneurysm: case report and review of the literature

Neurosurg Rev. 2007 Jul;30(3):263-7; discussion 267. doi: 10.1007/s10143-007-0073-9. Epub 2007 Apr 14.

Abstract

Traumatic intracranial aneurysms are rare. A case of traumatic middle cerebral artery aneurysm was presented. A 66-year-old man sustained a severe head injury in a bicycle accident. Serial computed tomography and angiography showed the delayed intracerebral hemorrhage caused by the traumatic middle cerebral artery aneurysm. The aneurysm was trapped and removed. Histological examination clearly revealed the pseudoaneurysm. Traumatic middle cerebral aneurysms were reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents
  • Aged
  • Bicycling / injuries
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / pathology
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
  • Middle Cerebral Artery / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed